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Waiting For Dano
Daniel Sturridge was supposed to lead Liverpool AS (after Suarez). Brendan Rodgers was supposed to tailor his squad to the strengths of his striker, and in turn, that striker was supposed to take Liverpool, while not necessarily to the lengths and heights of their season last year, pretty darn close. Yet both player and club…
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Arsenal 0 Man United 2: Arsenal Schadenfreude is Never Ending
Admittedly the title is mixing in a couple tablespoons of sensationalism, something more appropriate for the Daily Mail and other English tabloids. Arsenal on the whole were better, whether through the eye test or through Expected goal models. One could look at that game and conclude very rationally that it was just a one off,…
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Bundesliga Week 10 Roundup
Dortmund’s long nightmare is over. After beating Freiburg 3-1 on September 13th, their form bizarrely spiralled downward and went seven games without a win. However, Dortmund’s winless streak ended with their 1-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach at home. The only goal was a bizarre own goal, courtesy of Christoph Kramer. He attempted to a lobbed…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 14
The international break is upon us, which means that there’ll once again be a two week hiatus from European domestic football. Ligue 1 has gone through 13 match days so far in the 2014-15 season and Marseille’s lead at the top is only by a single point. Only four points separate 1st from 4th, exciting…
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La Liga Roundup Week 11: Getting In The Groove
The upsets from this weekend proved that anything can happen in Spain’s top flight. The league’s depth is unmatched (except perhaps in Germany), and as contenders Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, and Valencia found out on Sunday, upsets can happen at any time. Real Madrid 5 – Rayo Vallecano 1: Gareth Bale started for the first time since…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 12
In many ways, week 12 of Ligue 1 was a preview for bigger things to come next week. With the showdown between PSG and Olympic Marseille next Sunday, the cards had to be shuffled and organized in such a way for one of the most important games in the 2014-2015 Ligue 1 season. With that…
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Manchester City 1, Manchester United 0: Tactics
Manchester City won their fourth straight Manchester Derby on Sunday, beating Manchester United 1-0 with the lone goal coming from Sergio Aguero. The game-changing event was Chris Smalling’s red card. As such, we’ve broken down our tactical analysis of this into two sections: before the red card and after it. BEFORE THE RED CARD Di…
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Ligue 1 Data Dumping: Vol 1
11 weeks have past by in Ligue 1 (if you missed week 11, here’s our customary roundup: https://everydayiszlatanday.com/2014/10/28/ligue-1-roundup-week-11-2/) . Marseille are still atop the table, but for the first time their potential title quest is being questioned. Lyon have been the most in-form side in Ligue 1 and are back in a Champions League spot…
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Bundesliga Roundup: Week 9
Hannover 96 1 – Borussia Dortmund 0: Since facing Arsenal, Borussia have yet to win a game in the Bundesliga, and last year’s second place team now find themselves in 15th place, two points away from relegation as they lost 1-0 to Hannover last weekend. Manager Jurgen Klopp has voiced concerns about the style of football…
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